The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-01-07
FIRES.


Jan. THE seed house of d. ". Ferry & Co.,
Whites Grand TheateT. and WeSson Block,
at Detroit. Mich, destroyed: loss sl,5J0.0Oo.
Jan. 3-The Southern Hotel, New Orleans,
or injured.
Jan. 1o--Great wooden mills burned at Phila.
delphia: loss S1.0N.00.
Jan. .g-The Reading road lost nearly 81 ,O1O,
honey Plane. Pa. Building and stock of the
Ryan drug house At ST. Paul, Mimi, burned:
loss. ScJa,tsO.
Feb a;-At Wilmington. n. c.. flames oriei-
mating on a cotton steamer swept along Water
street for three blocks, consuming s1,N00O
worth Of property.
Bros, at st. Paul damaged to the extent OF
Sl5,.HDo
Mar. Cat Akron, O.. the extensive mills
of F. Schumacher, and the railway station ed
joining, burned, Loss sI0N.0Oo
Mar "A fire on the pier of the Monarch
Steamship line at Jersey City, N. j., caused a
loss OF &Jbl.GD.
Mar. l9-Burning of city hall at Fall River,
Eass., and all municipal records. Loss, $3.50, OD.
Mar. 2-A fire at Helena, Ark. destroyed
three valuable blocks, including opera house
and post-ofhce. Loss. Ssj0op.
Mar. aS-(ireat railway shops Of Northern
Pacific at Brainerd MIMI, destroyed. Loss,
slW,0n
Mar 39-A fire which broke out in the Car
los Theater. Key West Fla. burned the greater
portion of the city. Loss, 8, 5U.UN
Apr. CA fire which commenced in John
I'auis mill at La Crosse, Wis, spread rapidly
Many families rendered homeless. Loss csti-
mated NJ Sl.G90,0n
Apr. Gem City Flouringmills At Quincy,
I'll. burned Loss S3u1,GD.
Apr ,2-Bosion Block at Minneapolis, MIMI,
in which were the post-office and business
firms. burned: also library of the Bar As
ISOLATION. Loss, Ss.s5,01a.
Apr :7-Ereight and passenger depots of the
Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan road at Wa
bash. Ind, struck by lightning and destroyed;
loss heavy.
Apr. ESTABLISHMENT Of s. ". Floss & Co.,
notions. of Baltimore. Quilted; loss sGD.aD .
The furniture store of L. & E. Emanuel and
publishing house of A. L. Bancroft s. Co., at
San Francisco burned: loss S1Jtan.
May J-Busiless portion of Fairview, Pa, de-
stroyed.
May ;6-Publishing house o: Bedford, Clarke
& Co, Chicago burned: loss Sl.cU0,00.
June Grand Theate- az Louisville de-
stroyed: also Kentucky School OF Medicine
damaged. Loss, 10000.
June 1S-The GooGecough North Star Saw
mills, at Minneapolis, Mimi, burned. Loss,
S155ON
June s5-A fire originating in auoil-h at Pc
ORA. Ill, destroyed freight depot of Pekin road.
and thirty cars. Loss. S25G.0U
July 5-By accidental explosion of fire works
at Harlem, n. ", three stores burned Loss,
S!l5OR.
july ll-Most disastrous forest fires which
CURED at this time
July 1s-Fire in Knapp, Stout & Co.'S lumber
yard. st. LOUIS destroyed aJO3,OO worth Of
property.
Aug. s-Spencer, Wis. almost entirely de-
stroyed by forest fires. One thousand persons
were homeless Loss. ssOOO.
Aug. I1-Forest fires still raging in the north
ern part OF the country. doing great damage.
Aug. 1j-Forest fires In Wisconsin extin-
guished by heavy rains.
Aug. 1.-Busness portion OF TuIare. Cal. de-
strOyed by incendiary fire. Loss. SsJl0n
Aug. 1S-Sandusky. O.. steel works entirely
consumed by incendiary fire. Loss ssCn.OO.
Aug. aI-At San Francisco nearly es,OW.0OO
worth Of property burned. consisting Of bust
ness blocks and residences.
Au:. s9-Lars,e passenger steamer, Daniel
Drew, entirely destroyed by fire, OF Kingston
Point, n. Y. Loss, SlJO.O0i.
Sept. "A loss of &eO0ON was occasioned in
Erie yard at Jersey City, N. j., by kerosene
explosion.
Sept IG-The largest saw mill in the United
States At Chippewa Falls, Wis, burned Loss.
o25O.OO0
Sept ia fire at Council Grove, KAN de-
stroyed property valued at 4l50,OOO. ...A An i'm
mense packing house built by Fowler Bros at
Kan, struck by lightning. Loss, $780,
OO
Oct 15-Every business house at Eastport
Me-, destroyed by fire. Loss, s500.0U.
Oct 17-Fire at Salisbury, Nd. swept over
the entire village, causing loss of over 81 .O00
900 worth of property....-A fire. supposed
to be incendiary, swept away One-half Of Stock
ton. Utah.
Oct 1sSix factories destroyed at New York
Loss esW,00O. -. The greater portion OF bush
ness parts Of Oakland N. burned Loss,